Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Point Park Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Point Park Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Point Park Estates

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Point Park Estates:
  • 32.736844, -80.106484
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Point Park Estates

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
  • Since Point Park Estates is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Point Park Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Point Park Estates ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Berry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
• Cedar Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Hickory Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Johns Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Johns Island is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Island <1>
• Johns Island Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Johns Island Ferry is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island Ferry
• Limehouse Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
• New Cut Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
• Point Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Ponderosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Red Top
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Top is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
• Sandy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Shell Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shell Point is located in Charleston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point

How Far From Point Park Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Point Park Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Point Park Estates and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Point Park Estates to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'